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Conformity, Deviance, and Juvenile Delinquency | |
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A Sociological Approach to Juvenile Delinquency | |
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Dimensions of Juvenile Delinquency | |
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Causes of Juvenile Delinquency | |
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Classical, Biological, and Psychogenic Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency | |
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Sociological Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency: Social Strain and Cultural Transmission Theories | |
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Sociological Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency: Social Learning and Social Control Theories | |
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Sociological Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency: Labeling and Radical/Conflict Theories | |
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Sociological Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency: Maturation/Life-Course, Rational Choice/Deterrence and Feminist Theories | |
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Juvenile Delinquency in a Social Context | |
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Family and Juvenile Delinquency | |
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Schools and Delinquency | |
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Youth Subcultures and Delinquency | |
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Juvenile Gangs and Delinquency | |
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Applied Theory: Social Control and the Juvenile Justice System | |
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Juveniles and the Police | |
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Juvenile Courts | |
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Juvenile Corrections | |
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Applied Theory: Strategies for Dealing with Juvenile Delinquency | |
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Treatment and Prevention Strategies | |
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Rethinking the Delinquency Problem | |
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Conformity, Deviance, and Juvenile Delinquency | |
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A Sociological Approach to Juvenile Delinquency | |
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Student Learning Outcomes Introduction | |
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What Is Juvenile Delinquency? | |
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A Synthesized Sociolegal Definition of Delinquency | |
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Norms: Folkways, Mores, Laws, and Taboos | |
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Normative Behavior: Conformity | |
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Deviant Behavior: Nonconformity and Range of Tolerance | |
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Negative Aspects of Deviance | |
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Positive Aspects of Deviance | |
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Dimensions of Juvenile Delinquency | |
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The Media as a Source of Delinquency (Mis)Information | |
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Juvenile Delinquency Data | |
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Official Sources of Delinquency Information | |
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The Composite Delinquent Profile: Typical or Stereotypical? | |
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Unofficial Sources of Delinquency Information | |
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The Magnitude and Trends of Juvenile Delinquency | |
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Addendum: A Balanced Perspective on Youth | |
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Causes of Juvenile Delinquency | |
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Classical, Biological, and Psychogenic Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency | |
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The Link between Biology and Behavior: Myths and Folklore | |
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The Classical School of Criminological Thought | |
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The Positive School of Criminology | |
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Twentieth-Century Constitutional Typologies | |
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The Continuing Search for a Biological Connection | |
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Sociobiological Explanations | |
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The Psychogenic Approach and the Medical Model | |
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Discovery of the Unconscious and the Formation of Personality | |
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Freudian Theory as an Explanation of Crime and Delinquency | |
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Other Psychogenic Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency | |
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Media Violence and Aggressive Behavior | |
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Predictors of Youth Violence | |
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Criticisms and Limitations of the Biological and Psychogenic Approaches | |
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Sociological Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency: Social Strain and Cultural Transmission Theories | |
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Social Strain Theories | |
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Cultural Transmission Theories | |
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Sociological Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency: Social Learning and Social Control Theories | |
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Social Learning Theories | |
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Social Control Theories | |
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Sociological Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency: Labeling and Radical/Conflict Theories | |
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Labeling Theories | |
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Radical/Conflict Theories | |
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Sociological Explanations of Juvenile Delinquency: Maturation/Life-Course, Rational Choice/Deterrence and Feminist Theories | |
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Short-Run Hedonism: "Delinquency Is Fun!" | |
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Media Portrayals of Delinquency as FunMaturation and Life Course Theories | |
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Making Decisions for Delinquency: Rational Choice Theory | |
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The Punishment Response: Deterrence Theory | |
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Explaining Female Delinquency | |
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Sex, Gender, and Delinquency | |
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Sociological Theories and Female Delinquency | |
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Feminist Theories of Delinquency | |
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Back to the Future: Integrative Theories and Prospects for Theory Building | |
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Juvenile Delinquency in a Social Context | |
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Family and Juvenile Delinquency | |
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The Changing Role of the Family | |
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Increasing Importance of the Nuclear Family and the Creation of "Adolescence" | |
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The Family as an Agent of Socialization | |
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Working Mothers and Juvenile Delinquency | |
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Other Family Variables and Juvenile Delinquency | |
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Parental Discipline | |
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Single-Parent Families and Delinquency | |
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The Family and Delinquency Prevention | |
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Schools and Delinquency | |
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The School as an Arena | |
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Schools and the Socialization Process | |
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Juvenile Delinquency and the School Experience | |
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Schools as a Screening Device | |
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Schools as "Combat Zones" | |
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School as Bureaucracy | |
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Schools and Delinquency Prevention | |
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Youth Subcultures and Delinquency | |
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Culture, Subcultures, and Countercultures | |
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The Creation of a Youth Subculture | |
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Role of the Youth Subculture | |
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Distinctive Elements of the Youth Subculture | |
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The Youth Subculture and Juvenile Delinquency | |
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Youth Countercultures and Delinquency | |
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The Youth Subculture and Delinquency Prevention | |
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Juvenile Gangs and Delinquency | |
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The Solitary Delinquent | |
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Dyads and Triads | |
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Group Delinquency | |
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Play Groups | |
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Juvenile Gangs | |
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Contemporary Youth Gangs in the United States | |
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Composition of Gang Membership | |
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Gang Violence | |
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Applied Theory: Social Control and the Juvenile Justice System | |
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Juveniles and the Police | |
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Juvenile Encounters with Police | |
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Policing Juveniles | |
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Police Discretion in Handling Juveniles | |
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Police and Due Process | |
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Police, Community Policing, and Delinquency Prevention | |
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Juvenile Courts | |
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Historical Background of the Juvenile Court | |
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The Child Savers Movement | |
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The Juvenile Court | |
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Juvenile Courts and the Media | |
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Juvenile Courts, Judicial Discretion, and Due Process | |
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Juvenile Court Procedures | |
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The Role of Attorneys in Juvenile Court | |
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Criticisms of the Juvenile Court | |
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The Multifaceted Juvenile Court | |
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The Future of the Juvenile Court | |
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Juvenile Corrections | |
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Social Control and Deterrence Theory | |
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The Media and "Getting Tough on Crime" | |
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Voluntary Social Control | |
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Informal Social Control | |
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Formal Social Control | |
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Capital Punishment for Juveniles and Roper v.Simmons | |
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Deinstitutionalization, Community Corrections, and Diversion | |
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Evaluation of Deinstitutionalization, Community Corrections, and Diversion | |
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Applied Theory: Strategies for Dealing with | |
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Juvenile Delinquency | |
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Treatment and Prevention Strategies | |
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Media and the Medical Model of Delinquency | |
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Treatment Ideology and Delinquency Treatment Programs | |
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Prevention Ideology and Delinquency Prevention Programs | |
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Sociological Approaches to Delinquency Treatment and Prevention | |
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Mobilizing the Community to Prevent Delinquency | |
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Evaluation of Delinquency Treatment and Prevention Strategies | |
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Rethinking the Delinquency Problem | |
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The Social Nature of Juvenile Delinquency | |
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Eliminating the Marginal Status of Juveniles | |
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Standardization or Elimination of Juvenile Codes | |
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Decriminalization of Status Offenses | |
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Revision of the Juvenile Court | |
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Modification of Juvenile Corrections | |
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Strengthening the Family | |
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Changing the Educational System | |
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Redefining Juvenile Delinquency | |